Sheriff spots man later charged with DUI

Marion County - Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair saw a reckless driver late Tuesday who later was charged with driving under the influence.

Marion County - Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair saw a reckless driver late Tuesday who later was charged with driving under the influence.

According to a news release from the agency, Andrew Reid Adair, 23, of Ocala was seen by Blair driving recklessly, westbound on County Road 326. Blair called for a patrol unit.

Adair pulled into a grocery store parking lot and Blair watched the vehicle until the patrol deputy arrived. The deputy conducted field sobriety exercises “based on the defendant's driving pattern and the defendant's eyes being extremely watery and slurred speech,” according to the incident report. Adair failed the tests and was arrested around 11:30 p.m. and taken to the Marion County Jail. There, Adair submitted to a breath alcohol test that registered a reading of .16. The state's legal limit at which someone is presumed to be intoxicated is .08.